Heritage railway stations · North East England
Lewiefield Halt railway station
Lewiefield Halt railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Lewiefield Halt railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lewiefield Halt was a wooden-built halt that served the hamlet of Lewie, and a Ministry of Labour training camp, in Northumberland, England.
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Background
History
The halt was on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. Part of the line is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water. The halt was constructed primarily to serve a Ministry of Labour training camp built on Forestry Commission land nearby. The halt remained busy during the Second World War when the local camp was used to first house conscientious objectors, then refugees. After the war traffic to the halt was limited…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.2140, -2.5580
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Kielder
- Postcode
- NE48 1HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- kielderartandarchitecture.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15242290 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lewiefield Halt railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lewiefield Halt railway station?
- Lewiefield Halt railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE48 1HL), in the parish of Kielder.
- Is Lewiefield Halt railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Lewiefield Halt railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lewiefield Halt railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE48 1HL. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.